1/31/2021 9:49:53 PM FTC Enforcement Action Spotlights Multi-Party Liability By Terri Seligman The FTC has just announced a proposed settlement that highlights FTC’s willingness to go after companies that “assist, facilitate or...
1/31/2021 1:19:08 PM Latest FTC "Made in USA" Enforcement Includes Scrutiny of Hashtags By Jeff Greenbaum In a closing letter issued earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission raised concerns that GDMC USA, which does business as VOmax,...
1/29/2021 4:45:08 PM 40% of websites are "greenwashing", according to global website sweep By Alex Meloy A global sweep of over 500 websites has found that as many as 40% of them appear to be making misleading environmental claims that are...
1/29/2021 12:20:49 AM Sexist government advertising makes the case for the return of the Central Office of Information By Brinsley Dresden God knows these are dark times. This second lockdown (or is it the third?) is beginning to take its toll, even on those of us who rather...
1/28/2021 10:22:05 PM GALA Releases Latest Global Guide for Laws Related to Ambush Marketing By Christopher Chase With international marketers readying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) has released...
1/28/2021 6:59:44 PM Consumer Protection in Charitable Fundraising By J.J. Harwayne Leitner Anyone who works with a charity, or with a business supporting or collaborating with a charity, will have heard, at some point...
1/26/2021 2:09:57 AM Federal Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Permits for Commercial Filming in National Parks By Jeff Greenbaum If you want to engage in commercial filming activities -- such as filming a commercial or a feature film -- in a National Park, federal...
1/23/2021 8:42:55 PM California Orders Cannabis Billboards Off of California's Interstate Highways By Jeff Greenbaum The California Bureau of Cannabis Control ordered marketers to take down any billboards on interstate highways that promote cannabis...
1/22/2021 6:00:17 PM FTC Reaches Multi-Million Dollar Settlement With Ticket Brokers in its First BOTS Act Case By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached settlements with three ticket brokers, resolving allegations that the brokers...
1/22/2021 4:57:59 PM NAD Rejects Advertiser’s Jurisdictional Argument That Claims Were Directed at Investors By Jordyn Milewski Recently, the National Advertising Division issued a noteworthy decision on the boundaries of its jurisdiction. In PLx Pharma, Inc....
1/21/2021 2:35:52 PM Digital Advertising Becoming Target of New York Tax Increases By Jeffrey Marks As in other states (including Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia), New York State legislators have recently trained their sights on...
1/21/2021 12:00:00 AM Slaughter Named Acting FTC Chair (Updated) By Jeff Greenbaum President Joseph R. Biden just named Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as Acting Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Joseph J....
1/20/2021 6:30:35 PM You're Invited: "Advertising and Consumer Reviews" Webinar By Jeff Greenbaum On February 12, 2021, Frankfurt Kurnit's Advertising Group is hosting a webinar, "Advertising & Consumer Reviews -- Properly Sourcing,...
1/20/2021 12:00:00 AM FCC Fines White Supremacist ~$10 Million for Spoofed RoboCalls By Terri Seligman The Federal Communications Commission has announced that it has fined a robocaller nearly $10,000,000 under the Truth in Caller ID Act...
1/19/2021 4:52:44 PM Questions Raised About Why Online Retailers Are Promoting Attack on Capitol Hill-Themed Products By Jeff Greenbaum One of the issues that online retailers face -- particularly ones that allow third party sellers to promote products on their platform --...
1/19/2021 12:00:00 AM False Claim of Independence By Product Review Sites Gives Rise to Potential Liability By Terri Seligman Brag all you want. But if you brag falsely claiming that everyone independently agrees with you, you might be liable for false...